Policy

In Fiji, defense diplomacy and rain-soaked rugby

SecDef Austin advanced two agreements and faced a question about Trump and climate change.

  • Bradley Peniston
Defense Systems

DIU orders software to drive massive drone swarms

The software glue holding the Replicator effort together is beginning to harden.

  • Patrick Tucker
Policy

US to begin providing anti-personnel mines to Ukraine

Policy shift reflects changing Russian tactics and Ukrainian needs, a U.S. official says.

  • Bradley Peniston
Policy

New $275M Ukraine-aid package to include HIMARS ammo

SecDef says materiel for “critical battlefield needs” will be drawn from Pentagon stocks.

  • Bradley Peniston
Threats

SecDef visits South China Sea island to bolster Philippines and check China

Austin also noted unmanned boats and other U.S.-funded tech upgrades.

  • Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: ATACMS use in Russia?; Undersea cable cut in the Baltic; US-Philippine defense pact; Shipyard reform for US subs; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
Policy

Classified-info pact sets stage for closer US-Philippines cooperation

A new coordination center will replace “random conference rooms.”

  • Bradley Peniston
Policy

Women veterans react to 'ill-informed' disparagement by Trump's SecDef pick

“He keeps saying they’ve lowered standards for women [in combat roles], and that is just not true," said one policy expert.

  • Mariel Padilla
Threats

The D Brief: Biden green lights ATACMS for Kursk; SecDef Austin in Australia; Trump stands by Hegseth; Reed, Shaheen request Musk probe; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
Policy

US, Australia, Japan deepen defense cooperation

Austin and his counterparts vow to coordinate military planning—and discuss AUKUS' prospects under Trump.

  • Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Austin to the Pacific; North Korean drones; Reforming how the USAF buys weapons; Suicides rise across DOD; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Patrick Tucker and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Military bases can use private 5G networks, Pentagon says 

The Department of Defense said it anticipates most military installations will use commercial 5G solutions but that “under certain circumstances, commercial networks may not fulfill an installation's requirements.”

  • Edward Graham
Threats

The D Brief: TV host tapped as SecDef; Flag-officer firings, mulled; Space HQ to move?; US strikes in Syria, Yemen; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Policy

Trump taps Fox host Pete Hegseth to be defense secretary

The combat veteran and “anti-woke” crusader lacks senior military or national-security experience.

  • Bradley Peniston
Policy

Trump’s climate skepticism could hurt military operations

Proposals to “dismantle” NOAA and roll back energy efforts pose “a huge risk,” said one expert.

  • Patrick Tucker
Defense Systems

Pentagon puts a dent in cyber workforce vacancies

Nearly a quarter of the Defense Department’s cyber jobs went unfilled last year.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Policy

What Trump’s win means for the federal workforce

The Republican former president has vowed to remake the civil service in his image with the reinstatement of Schedule F.

  • Erich Wagner
Business

Defense officials to talk acquisition, business priorities Nov. 13

Discussion will focus on priorities across each military branch.

  • Defense One Staff
Business

New solid-rocket maker aims to start production next year

Ursa Major says 3D printing will help deliver missile motors more quickly and cheaply than today’s players.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

That F-35 that flew on after the pilot ejected? 'Pilot error' blamed

But investigators also noted multiple “aircraft electrical and display malfunctions” ahead of the crash.

  • Audrey Decker
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